What design is best suited to strengthen river banks from floods and landslides? The gabion design from a grid of double torsion of a magnet is used in regulating, shore protection constructions, and also in fortifications of bridges, dams, river banks, roads. It is also called a Renault mattress, the photo of which you can see above. Renault mattress is a three-dimensional construction, which has a significant advantage over concrete construction, because it does not require a foundation and can be installed at any time of year. The product is easily connected by wire, filled with stone, resulting in a flexible wall that can filter water. This environment promotes the growth of vegetation, respectively, even greater strengthening of the soil.
Mattresses Renault instructions
In order for the building to perform its functions well, it is necessary to treat its installation responsibly. The design can be installed yourself, but it is better to contact professionals. But if you still decide to install Renault gabions yourself, you need to read the instructions, buy a grid of mania and additional wire, stones for filling, pliers, pliers, metal rods and pegs.
Step 1. On a flat surface, lay out the Renault mattress, the size of which you have chosen, symmetrically placing the canvas.
Step 2. Position the mattress vertically and fasten with a wire along the upper edges in a continuous segment, which will contribute to the qualitative strengthening of the structure.
Step 3. Now both parts of the gabions need to be bent and tied so that all the parts are at the same level.
Step 4. Carefully lay the structure on the surface of the geotextile to avoid wire breakage.
Step 5. Mattresses are connected to each other in an unfilled form with a two-meter side to the top. You can fix them by driving pegs in the upper corners. The Renault mattress can be easily cut yourself if the standard factory design is larger than required.
Step 6. Then you can start filling gabions with technology or manually. It is important to remember that when strengthening the slopes you need to fill the structure from the bottom up with a stone the size of 75 mm. When strengthening the slopes, the Renault mattress should be fixed at the top with pegs at a distance of not more than two meters. For increased strength, they can be left after mounting. The same applies to the base with soft and loose soil. It is necessary to consider also that in due course the stone will settle down therefore the mattress needs to be filled with excess.
Step 7. At the final stage of installation of a design it is necessary to close its cover, having fastened it with a wire with alternation of single and double knots.
Accordingly, if you follow the above steps, you will be able to strengthen the slope from the landslide, the river from flooding. Thanks to the material from which the structure is made, it is reliably protected from erosion, which contributes to the service of the structure for decades.
